Korean slang profile
식집사
sikjipsa
A term likening someone who carefully tends plants to a devoted caretaker.
A term likening someone who carefully tends plants to a devoted caretaker.
- Expanded form
- 식물 + 집사식물 + 집사 (plant + caretaker)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 2023
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
화분이 늘더니 어느새 식집사가 됐어.
As my potted plants multiplied, I became a plant caretaker before I knew it.
02Documented history
- 2023-12-21The 아시아경제 source used the expression ‘식집사’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as combining ‘식물 + 집사’ (plant + caretaker). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "내 집을 정원처럼"…교원웰스, 꽃모종 구독상품 '플로린' 인기 (아시아경제)Published Dec 21, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026